RV Daily Report

(March 26, 2013) -- In Kentucky, WKYT reports U.S. Forest Service recreation managers are proposing a fee increase for Koomer Ridge Campground in Wolfe County.

(March 26, 2013) -- Bears are out of hibernation and active again in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Park staff received reports of the first set of bear tracks on March 15.

(March 26, 2013) -- The Little Hoover Commission released a report yesterday and says to thrive, and to protect and preserve the natural and cultural treasures entrusted to the state, the California Department of Parks and Recreation needs a new operating model built around shared management, innovation, greater transparency and the expectation that it generate more revenue from its operations.

(March 26, 2013) -- The African American Experience Fund of the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, yesterday joined President Barack Obama, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis in establishing the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument as a new unit of the National Park System.

(March 26, 2013) -- The Washington Times reports President Obama, who has been highlighting impending cuts to national parks because of the sequester, is using his power as President to designate the five new national monuments.

(March 26, 2013) -- No more toilet terrors be gone. The Camping and Caravanning Club in the United Kingdom now guarantees clean washrooms.

(March 26, 2013) -- Carscoops reports Volkswagen has launched the new Caddy Maxi Camper in the UK, the most compact and affordable model in the carmaker’s camper range behind the California Beach and SE models, and the Caravelle with “sleep pack.”

(March 26, 2013) -- A Zacks.com analyst blog reports Cummins Westport revealed that its ISX12 G engine has received a certificate from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for meeting greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency rules about to take effect next year.

(March 26, 2013) -- Eaton Corp. executives told Transport Topics the company has launched a new version of its UltraShift Plus automated manual transmission exclusively for Navistar Inc., designed to maximize fuel efficiency in linehaul applications.

(March 26, 2013) -- Leisure World Protect is a comprehensive warranty that can offer peace of mind on the purchase of a previously owned caravan or motorhome for anything up to three years.